I suggest apple stop selling or allowing the Chinese manufacture any products.

10:23 pm February 13, 2012

Louie wrote:

I second that, let the public in China speak out.

10:42 pm February 13, 2012

Apple is a bad example wrote:

Talking about not respecting other's IP, Apple is a bad example.

If you look at Apple's supplier list, you think Apple can make iPhone or Ipad without Chinese suppliers, think again!

10:47 pm February 13, 2012

Mike J wrote:

It is time for companies like Apple to diversify manufacturing away to other asian countries and south america...dependence on one non-democratic country is very dangerous

11:28 pm February 13, 2012

LB wrote:

LOL. Seems we have many APPLE CEO to be here. Unfortunately I call that STUPIDITY

11:35 pm February 13, 2012

Lorne Smith wrote:

John wrote:
I suggest apple stop selling or allowing the Chinese manufacture any products.

I suggest we BANNED all American products as they are the tools of EVIL US Capitalist out to infiltrate our peaceful way.

12:04 am February 14, 2012

Bob Forsberg wrote:

Sourcing another country to take over manufacturing iPads might be wise at this time....as well as many other products. China might be better off if many of its working citizens returned to peaceful ways on fields and farms.

12:14 am February 14, 2012

Rob wrote:

China just continues to pull the strings of US companies that are dependent on their country for manufacturing. If its not one thing its another, every week. What a mess. Their slave labor laws, enforced through a Communist regime, provide absolutely no chance of our country ever seeing these manufacturing jobs originate in our own country. Not sure if there is even a chance to entice Apple and other companies with US tax credits or even providing them with a tax-free manufacturing environment in our country to get these jobs here. I wish one politician would attempt to tackle this problem.
Did you know it is actually cheaper for Apple to produce the glass for the iphone and ipad in the US and then ship it all the way to China to cut the glass! What a problem!

12:25 am February 14, 2012

Frank wrote:

The news that Foxconn had to open production lines for Apple " toys" in Brazil was published by many newspapers.

12:48 am February 14, 2012

ASEAN wrote:

This is purely Rent Seeking. It happens everywhere worldwide, and is part of Capitalism. Not that much different from all the patent fights Apple pick up against its competitors, like Samsung and HTC for example.

3:17 am February 14, 2012

Steve wrote:

Apple could rename the iPad for China. Let's come up with some names for the iPad in China. I'll start...

- ChiPad
- FreedomPad
- Anti-censorshipPad
- $1.5B-Pad
- The Unnamed Consumer Appliance that is Fully Compatible with the iTunes Apps which Work Under the Name "iPad" where Legal

3:51 am February 14, 2012

G wrote:

Tell Chinese that iPad TM is not violation and if they do not listen, Apple can easily tell them that they have and create an option to move their factories out of China. Chinese cannot handle anyone else's success if they cannot copy it.

3:51 am February 14, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

How much has China violated the spirit, if not the letter, of the WTO?

3:55 am February 14, 2012

Mao wrote:

Is there as much work collecting the black market knock-offs? Apple is easy pickin's.

4:39 am February 14, 2012

John wrote:

Don't blame China. Apple fell into the cheap labor trap. No one pushed them. What part of "Communist China" didn't Apple, or any other manufacturer, understand?

4:40 am February 14, 2012

Old Mexican wrote:

When Ford announced plans to build Ford Galaxys and Ford Falcons in Mexico back in the 60's, some smart Mexican lawyer trademarked the brands before Ford did, and then demanded $1MM for the rights to the names. Ford responded by building the "Ford 500" and the "Ford 200" for the Mexican market and told him (reportedly) to pound sand.

Apple could certainly rename the product for the China market - including giving it a Chinese name instead of an English one. How about "Happy Sand Pounder?"

4:43 am February 14, 2012

John wrote:

The US should redirect ALL foreign aid to a fund that assists US manufacturers to repatriate manufacturing that has moved overseas. That money would be better spent. The repatriation of these operations should be a national priority. The tax laws affecting these companies should be revised to make it more attractive to stay in the US than to go to China.

4:47 am February 14, 2012

John wrote:

I've been to a huge electronics mall in Southern China. ALL the Apple products were about 20% more expensive there than they were in the US. Only Chinese with the money and desire to own a US branded product and not a knock-off will spend that kind of money. If anyone at Apple thinks the average Chinese will spring for an authentic, Apple made iPad, they are fooling themselves. Maybe that remaining market is still too large to pass up, i don't know.

7:26 am February 14, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

John aka Lorne Smith is talking NONSENSE again!

Apple has a huge following in China. So SHUT UP and go home to USA and try to save for one.

7:28 am February 14, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Rob wrote:
China just continues to pull the strings of US companies that are dependent on their country for manufacturing. If its not one thing its another, every week. What a mess. Their slave labor laws, enforced through a Communist regime, provide absolutely no chance of our country ever seeing these manufacturing jobs originate in our own country. Not sure if there is even a chance to entice Apple and other companies with US tax credits or even providing them with a tax-free manufacturing environment in our country to get these jobs here. I wish one politician would attempt to tackle this problem. Did you know it is actually cheaper for Apple to produce the glass for the iphone and ipad in the US and then ship it all the way to China to cut the glass! What a problem!

TALKING like an IDIOT

7:31 am February 14, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

The confiscation is just cosmetic. It will be resolved in Apple's favor after palm greasing

11:05 am February 14, 2012

Mishima wrote:

China is notorious for its lawlessness; and this extends into the intellectual property field. Did Apple think the Chinese would make an exception for them?

11:19 am February 14, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

The best thing would be for Samsung to open factories in the USA making Galaxy Tablets and slap "Made in USA" on them - This will embarrass Apple so much Apple will move manufacturing to the USA. With the Zillions of dollars it has in the bank Apple could afford building Ipads, Ipods, Iphones etc in USA automated factories. Nearly all components come from Taiwan anyway - Only assembly is in China. The components can still be made in Taiwan only assembly switched to USA, this will cut China completely off of a product that China CANT copy. (Apple OS).

12:13 pm February 14, 2012

Paul Mooney wrote:

This is great news. I guess we can expect the AIC to head to Silk Alley Market next to confiscate every counterfeit product there and shut the place down.

1:45 pm February 14, 2012

dgary wrote:

good commentaries here but we must realize what is going on world smartphone market china is the largest smartphone market inthe world if any companies who made smartphone move their factory out of china they will regret and they will lost biggest revenue or profit becouse market is there, how any company make big profit when you lost biggest market? think about that.

2:58 am February 15, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Apple reaps what it sows. Mishima is correct. Until someone has the cajones to re-source labor back into the US, so US citizens can actually move the economy, China will just laugh all the way to the bank and maintain the status of the largest COPY MACHINE in the world.

3:11 am February 15, 2012

ec-dude wrote:

Beating Apple in their own patent game...that's sweet!

1:46 pm February 15, 2012

George wrote:

As if Apple lawyers missed such a detail in China. I would put money its bogus. Ironic as well from a country that routinely condones the manufacture of pirated designs, goods, and theft of software and other IP.

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